Ink-bottle.



W. LAY.

INK BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED juLY zi. 191s.

1,265,6fi3. Patented May 7,1918.

Wibvwm Jls WILLIAM LAY, 0F KULM, NORTH DAKOTA.

INK-BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1918.

Application filed July 27, 1916. Serial No. 111,655.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YVVILLIAM LAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kuhn, in the county of Dickey and State of North Dakota, have invented certain useful Improvements in Ink-Bottles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in ink bottles or stands, one object of the invention being the provision of a stopper therefor which is provided with resilient means for maintaining the same in closed position, but which when engaged by a pen point will be depressed to permit of the introduction of the pen to the ink within the bottle or stand, said means automatically closing the stopper to prevent the evaporation of the ink.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character which is simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, and thoroughly efiicient and practical in use.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a sectional view through the stopper and bottle showing my present i11- vention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the stopper per 86.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the ink bottle which is indicative of any form of bottle or stand, and 6 the stopper.

This stopper is provided upon its upper face with the cavity 7, terminating in the pen point receiving bore or opening 8, which extends through the stopper.

Disposed upon the bottom of the stopper is a coiled band spring 9 whose outer terminal 10 is disposed in the groove 11 of the stopper and is held securely to the stopper by means of the staple or fastening device 13, another similar device 1% being connected to the outer coil at a substantially diametrically opposite point, and thus maintains the spring in place.

In order to removably close the bore 8 in the stopper an improved valve is provided Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the and consists of a solid cylindrical plug body 15 having an exterior annular shoulder 16 formed thereon. The upper portion of the plug body closes the bore 6 while the shoulder is normally held against the under surface of the stopper to limit the inward movement of the valve body by the spring 9, the inner loop 17 of which is arranged about the lower portion of the valve body while a tongue 18 formed on the inner end of the spring is anchored in the lower portion of the body 15. As is apparent the valve normally closes the lower end of the bore so that ink within the well cannot evaporate, but may be had access thereto by the disposition of a pen point through the bore to depress the valve.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claim and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

What I claim as new is:

In a device of the class described, in combination, an ink bottle, provided with a cylindrical neck portion, a cylindrical stopper fitting snugly into said neck so as to close said bottle, the bottom of said stopper being flat, said stopper being formed with a central cylindrical bore, a cylindrical plug formed with an intermediate flange, the outer portion of said plug projecting into said bore, while its flange engages said fiat bottom of said stopper, while its lower portion projects below said stopper, a fusee spring band having its largest coil engaging the fiat bottom of said stopper, a series of staples securing said last-named coil against the bottom of said stopper, the smallest coil of said spring band encircling the lower portion of said plug, and a fastener securing said smaller coil against said lu p 1% testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM LAY.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

